CPC PRACTICE EXAM 3 EXAM SCRIPT 2026
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● Graft from one species, often pig, to another is referred to as a(n)
a. allograft
b. xenograft
c. autograft
d. full-thickness skin graft.
Answer: b. xenograft
●● L1 refers to which anatomical part?
a. First cervical vertebra
b. First lumbar vertebra
c. First thoracic vertebra
d. Any lumbar vertebra.
Answer: b. First lumbar vertebra
●● An artificial opening through the abdominal wall into the colon is
referred to as a(n)
a. colotomy
b. colostomy
,c. gastrostomy
d. ileostomy.
Answer: b. colostomy
●● The procedure where a spinal needle is utilized to remove CSF fluid
is a(n)
a. PET scan
b. MRI
c. lumbar puncture
d. cerebral angiography.
Answer: c. lumbar puncture
●● A coronal plane divides the body into
a. right and left portions
b. superior and inferior portions
c. anterior and posterior portions
d. upper and lower portions.
Answer: c. anterior and posterior portions
●● Abnormal cardiac rhythms are
a. dysrhythmias
b. dysrhythmias and arrhythmias
,c. cardiac infarctions
d. arrhythmias.
Answer: b. dysrhythmias and arrhythmias
●● The RICE protocol is utilized for treating sprains and strains and
involves
a. rest, ice, compression, and elevation
b. resting and applying ice.
c. Applying ice to the affected area.
d. rest, ice, compression, and exercise..
Answer: rest, ice, compression, and elevation.
●● When only the interpretation and report are provided to an ancillary
service, what modifier(s) is assigned?
a. Modifier -RT
b. Modifier -TC
c. Modifier -LT
d. Modifier -26.
Answer: d. Modifier -26
●● When performing an angioplasty on the left circumflex coronary
artery, what modifier(s) should be appended for these services?
a. -52
, b. -51
c. -LC
d. -LD.
Answer: c. -LC
●● When a bilateral 2 V tibia/fibula x-ray is performed, how should it be
reported?
a. 73590-50
b. 73590, 73590-50
c. 73590-RT, 73590-LT
d. 73590-22.
Answer: a. 73590-50
●● When debridement is performed but is not documented as excision
through the subcutaneous tissue they are assigned as:
a. Debridement codes with modifier -52
b. Code from the Active wound care management in the Medicine
section
c. Debridement codes with modifier -53
d. Assigned E & M codes only.
Answer: b. Code from the Active wound care management in the
Medicine section
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● Graft from one species, often pig, to another is referred to as a(n)
a. allograft
b. xenograft
c. autograft
d. full-thickness skin graft.
Answer: b. xenograft
●● L1 refers to which anatomical part?
a. First cervical vertebra
b. First lumbar vertebra
c. First thoracic vertebra
d. Any lumbar vertebra.
Answer: b. First lumbar vertebra
●● An artificial opening through the abdominal wall into the colon is
referred to as a(n)
a. colotomy
b. colostomy
,c. gastrostomy
d. ileostomy.
Answer: b. colostomy
●● The procedure where a spinal needle is utilized to remove CSF fluid
is a(n)
a. PET scan
b. MRI
c. lumbar puncture
d. cerebral angiography.
Answer: c. lumbar puncture
●● A coronal plane divides the body into
a. right and left portions
b. superior and inferior portions
c. anterior and posterior portions
d. upper and lower portions.
Answer: c. anterior and posterior portions
●● Abnormal cardiac rhythms are
a. dysrhythmias
b. dysrhythmias and arrhythmias
,c. cardiac infarctions
d. arrhythmias.
Answer: b. dysrhythmias and arrhythmias
●● The RICE protocol is utilized for treating sprains and strains and
involves
a. rest, ice, compression, and elevation
b. resting and applying ice.
c. Applying ice to the affected area.
d. rest, ice, compression, and exercise..
Answer: rest, ice, compression, and elevation.
●● When only the interpretation and report are provided to an ancillary
service, what modifier(s) is assigned?
a. Modifier -RT
b. Modifier -TC
c. Modifier -LT
d. Modifier -26.
Answer: d. Modifier -26
●● When performing an angioplasty on the left circumflex coronary
artery, what modifier(s) should be appended for these services?
a. -52
, b. -51
c. -LC
d. -LD.
Answer: c. -LC
●● When a bilateral 2 V tibia/fibula x-ray is performed, how should it be
reported?
a. 73590-50
b. 73590, 73590-50
c. 73590-RT, 73590-LT
d. 73590-22.
Answer: a. 73590-50
●● When debridement is performed but is not documented as excision
through the subcutaneous tissue they are assigned as:
a. Debridement codes with modifier -52
b. Code from the Active wound care management in the Medicine
section
c. Debridement codes with modifier -53
d. Assigned E & M codes only.
Answer: b. Code from the Active wound care management in the
Medicine section
